Oh and one more question. How do you use this/can you use this when welding necklaces and anklets on people? Just wondering if you’ve been able to get creative and make it work for those. If not, what do you default to, since I know you like to SEE!
Thank you so much for that video. I have been looking and looking for a video on this microscope. Do you have a video on the mpulse and new PJ? I’m new to permit jewelry and looking buy one of those. Yesterday all the information I can before I buy anything. All of your videos are great.
Hi! I just received a PJ but is was dead on arrival ! So sunstone is sending another. When it comes I’ll def make a video on it or a video comparison. I would say tho, if you see a used Mpluse with a scope, grab it. The PJ does go lower, but I’ve rarely (like never) found 3 Ws on the Mpulse to be too much. And legit I’m welding very thin wire links these days. I still use jump rings (reluctantly) in many situations but the set up covered in this video rocks. I have 2 of them now, trading one for the PJ so I’ll get a video made hopefully in the next week or so. Thank for watching glad to help !
@@Friction-Jewelry I haven’t seen any used Microscopes for sale. I am asking is the deals on the mpulse. They are asking like only like $200 less then what a new one would be. If I’m spending that much its no biggy to spend more. And get a new machine. But with 58 yr old eyes I definitely want the microscope
Totally appreciate this; very helpful review, man. I’m a little older so I definitely have a problem with seeing, and also add far sightedness to that! Two questions I didn’t think I heard you address but maybe I missed it: 1) To what power does it magnify to? I understand things like “10x”, like from the goose neck magnifying glasses. 2) There are two microscope setups from Orion. The one you have and a more stationary one, correct? What’s the difference, and pros/cons? I can infer that you prefer the one you have… Thank you!!
1) the eye pieces are 5x, but it’s on a different scale (is the only way I can describe it) vs the convex lens of magnifying lamps. More than that, it’s the clarity, free of distortion you get from having the wrong angle or focal length with other magnifiers. Also the eye pieces are swappable. So you can increase magnification but it would decrease field of view so I wouldn’t recommend. 2) Orion / sunstone offers the articulating arm and stand mounts for their scope. The arm is what nearly all PJ companies use. The stand’s only advantage is portability, but its lack of functionality vs the arm make it a bad option imo. As I mentioned in the video You need to be able to move the stylus around freely to do Pj. The stand and ADLs require you to bring someone’s wrist into position (not good), and they also prevent someone from sitting across from you.
Thank you so much, Mike! Wow, you’re up early, lol. I used to live in beautiful SD as well for college! Now on the east coast. Anyhow, I’m sorry I underestimated your response time, as I gave you a heads up on your Etsy contact as well. Below this comment is one more question I had for ya! It’s about being able to perform welds for necklaces and anklets. Thanks!!!!
Thank you! I bought this, but I am having trouble focusing it. I was trying to focus it with the dial on the actual eyepiece. Can you tell me what that dial does on the left eye piece?
Hi! Sorry I didn’t go over that on my video, I never use that dial. It’s like a fine tuning adjustment. The big dials on the main body are what I use to focus. Also you need to make sure you have the spacing between left and right eyepieces correct. They move independently. Lmk if that helps. Once you dial this in, it’s so fast and accurate.
Just upgraded to the microscope and am setting it up now! You mentioned you use your welder for other applications besides PJ ( which Ive done a couple years now) but I also have an artisanal jewelry line that I would love to use my welder for .... just not sure how?
You will find many uses for it ! I use it everyday for the online business, usually I just need to weld jump rings. It allows me to use very small and thin gauge wire where I normally would have to wire wrap or something. It’s so fast we can rip through orders with this setup :))
So it’s not like science class looking into single cell organisms etc. but with the eye pieces it comes with, it’s perfectly close enough. Compared to the 5x magnifying lamp, it’s way bigger and closer than that, yet wide enough field of view you can get context and see your plier tips etc. so necklaces are the one thing I don’t use my scope for and i freehand weld. Honestly tho, maybe it’s bc I don’t promote them, necklaces are maybe 1% of my PJ sales. So I don’t worry about it too much. It’s easy to unhook the stylus and have your customer in a position where you don’t have to move anything else (except yourself) and you can get it done.
Great question as this was the one hurdle I needed to tackle and it took a couple months of trial and error. So I do “leg on table.” I use 2 chair heights, one reg dining height and one bar stool height. An adjustable stool could potentially work as well. Higher chair (30”) for anklets puts the client in a more comfortable position. I use little mat as a target for where I want their heel. It’s not the most elegant solution but only bigger or less mobile clients sometimes struggle. In that case you can jump to the other side of the table and freehand weld, but I almost never have to do that. Both of my chairs are folding (target and amazon). You also need to bring a little blanket for women with skirts.
I came to your channel because your honest
Very helpful for sure man.
Oh and one more question.
How do you use this/can you use this when welding necklaces and anklets on people? Just wondering if you’ve been able to get creative and make it work for those.
If not, what do you default to, since I know you like to SEE!
Thank you so much for that video. I have been looking and looking for a video on this microscope. Do you have a video on the mpulse and new PJ? I’m new to permit jewelry and looking buy one of those. Yesterday all the information I can before I buy anything. All of your videos are great.
Hi! I just received a PJ but is was dead on arrival ! So sunstone is sending another. When it comes I’ll def make a video on it or a video comparison. I would say tho, if you see a used Mpluse with a scope, grab it. The PJ does go lower, but I’ve rarely (like never) found 3 Ws on the Mpulse to be too much. And legit I’m welding very thin wire links these days. I still use jump rings (reluctantly) in many situations but the set up covered in this video rocks. I have 2 of them now, trading one for the PJ so I’ll get a video made hopefully in the next week or so. Thank for watching glad to help !
@@Friction-Jewelry I haven’t seen any used Microscopes for sale. I am asking is the deals on the mpulse. They are asking like only like $200 less then what a new one would be. If I’m spending that much its no biggy to spend more. And get a new machine. But with 58 yr old eyes I definitely want the microscope
@@BeckyStewart-u7z ya people selling the mpulse for $2k its silly I mean who buys the them ? Call sunstone maybe they have refurbished for sale !
Totally appreciate this; very helpful review, man.
I’m a little older so I definitely have a problem with seeing, and also add far sightedness to that!
Two questions I didn’t think I heard you address but maybe I missed it:
1) To what power does it magnify to? I understand things like “10x”, like from the goose neck magnifying glasses.
2) There are two microscope setups from Orion. The one you have and a more stationary one, correct? What’s the difference, and pros/cons? I can infer that you prefer the one you have…
Thank you!!
1) the eye pieces are 5x, but it’s on a different scale (is the only way I can describe it) vs the convex lens of magnifying lamps. More than that, it’s the clarity, free of distortion you get from having the wrong angle or focal length with other magnifiers.
Also the eye pieces are swappable. So you can increase magnification but it would decrease field of view so I wouldn’t recommend.
2) Orion / sunstone offers the articulating arm and stand mounts for their scope. The arm is what nearly all PJ companies use. The stand’s only advantage is portability, but its lack of functionality vs the arm make it a bad option imo. As I mentioned in the video You need to be able to move the stylus around freely to do Pj. The stand and ADLs require you to bring someone’s wrist into position (not good), and they also prevent someone from sitting across from you.
Thank you so much, Mike! Wow, you’re up early, lol. I used to live in beautiful SD as well for college! Now on the east coast.
Anyhow, I’m sorry I underestimated your response time, as I gave you a heads up on your Etsy contact as well.
Below this comment is one more question I had for ya! It’s about being able to perform welds for necklaces and anklets.
Thanks!!!!
Thank you! I bought this, but I am having trouble focusing it. I was trying to focus it with the dial on the actual eyepiece. Can you tell me what that dial does on the left eye piece?
Hi! Sorry I didn’t go over that on my video, I never use that dial. It’s like a fine tuning adjustment. The big dials on the main body are what I use to focus. Also you need to make sure you have the spacing between left and right eyepieces correct. They move independently. Lmk if that helps. Once you dial this in, it’s so fast and accurate.
Just upgraded to the microscope and am setting it up now! You mentioned you use your welder for other applications besides PJ ( which Ive done a couple years now) but I also have an artisanal jewelry line that I would love to use my welder for .... just not sure how?
You will find many uses for it ! I use it everyday for the online business, usually I just need to weld jump rings. It allows me to use very small and thin gauge wire where I normally would have to wire wrap or something. It’s so fast we can rip through orders with this setup :))
When you look through this microscope, is it like looking through a microscope like you would to look at wild life? And how would you do necklaces?
So it’s not like science class looking into single cell organisms etc. but with the eye pieces it comes with, it’s perfectly close enough. Compared to the 5x magnifying lamp, it’s way bigger and closer than that, yet wide enough field of view you can get context and see your plier tips etc. so necklaces are the one thing I don’t use my scope for and i freehand weld. Honestly tho, maybe it’s bc I don’t promote them, necklaces are maybe 1% of my PJ sales. So I don’t worry about it too much. It’s easy to unhook the stylus and have your customer in a position where you don’t have to move anything else (except yourself) and you can get it done.
Glad you made this video. I’ve been looking for one. How do you do the anklets?
Great question as this was the one hurdle I needed to tackle and it took a couple months of trial and error. So I do “leg on table.” I use 2 chair heights, one reg dining height and one bar stool height. An adjustable stool could potentially work as well. Higher chair (30”) for anklets puts the client in a more comfortable position. I use little mat as a target for where I want their heel. It’s not the most elegant solution but only bigger or less mobile clients sometimes struggle. In that case you can jump to the other side of the table and freehand weld, but I almost never have to do that. Both of my chairs are folding (target and amazon). You also need to bring a little blanket for women with skirts.